Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 18Department of Archaeology, 2002 - Archaeology |
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... lions guardians of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies on the back panel of the Franks Casket . " Similarities are apparent between the lion of the Book of Armagh and those ( certainly more powerful ) of the Franks Casket ...
... lions guardians of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies on the back panel of the Franks Casket . " Similarities are apparent between the lion of the Book of Armagh and those ( certainly more powerful ) of the Franks Casket ...
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... lion as protector , translating into a complex Christian context the classical image of the lion as the keeper of the Other World ( Mende 1981 : 142 ) . The motif of a vigilant facing lion , wide - eyed and with prominent upright ears ...
... lion as protector , translating into a complex Christian context the classical image of the lion as the keeper of the Other World ( Mende 1981 : 142 ) . The motif of a vigilant facing lion , wide - eyed and with prominent upright ears ...
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... lion ' would be a contradiction in terms ; witness for example the prominently - maned leaping lion Evangelist - symbols of the Book of Durrow and the Echternach Gospels , the lion - images on the carved stone crosses of Iona , such as ...
... lion ' would be a contradiction in terms ; witness for example the prominently - maned leaping lion Evangelist - symbols of the Book of Durrow and the Echternach Gospels , the lion - images on the carved stone crosses of Iona , such as ...
Contents
A few words on animals | 1 |
King of all beasts beast of all kings | 26 |
A new interpretation of the Witham Bowl and its animal imagery | 60 |
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